Famous Birthdays on January 8 (Part 2)

R. Kelly (56 years old)

1967 American R&B singer-songwriter ("I Wish I Could Fly"), record producer, and convicted sex offender, born in Chicago, Illinois

1967 Hollis Conway, American athlete (Olympic high jump silver 1988, bronze 1992; World Indoor C'ship gold 1991), born in Chicago, Illinois
1967 Willie Anderson, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Olympic bronze 1988), born in Greenville, California
1968 Alexander Alexeyev, American NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1968 Ami Dolenz, American actress (General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 Brian Johnson, American catcher (San Diego Padres), born in Oakland, California
1968 Keith Mullings, American boxer (WBC and lineal light middleweight titles 1998), born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1968 Mark Duane Croghan, American 3k steeplechase athlete (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Akron, Ohio
1968 Paul Carey, American baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1969 Brian Boehringer, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in St Louis, Missouri
1969 Jeff Abercrombie, American rock bassist (Fuel, 1989-2010 - "Shimmer"), born in Kenton, Tennessee
1969 Maria Salgueiro, Portuguese folk and world music singer, and songwriter (Madredeus, 1987-2007), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1969 Teresa Salguerio, Portuguese singer (Madredeus), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1970 Darryl Williams, American NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks, Cin Bengals), born in Miami, Florida
1970 Jon Klemm, Canadian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Calgary, Alberta
1971 Billy Joe Hobert, American NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders), born in Puyallup, Washington
1971 Brook Lee, American actress & model (Miss Hawaii 1997, Miss USA 1997, Miss Universe 1997), born in Pearl City, Hawaii
1971 Darren Langdon, Canadian NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in Deer Lake, Canada
1971 Jason Giambi, American MLB baseball infielder, 1995-2014, 5X All-Star (Oakland A's, New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in West Covina, California
1971 Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer, born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland
1971 Roosevelt Potts, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Rayville, Louisiana
1972 Brandie Burton, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1993, 98), born in San Bernardino, California
1973 Mark Knight, British musician, born in Brighton, England
1974 Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Stadskanaal, Netherlands
1975 DJ Clue, [Ernesto Shaw] American hip-hop DJ and music producer, born in NYC, New York
1975 Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer, born in Chennai, India
1975 Vitali Yachmenev, American NHL right wing (LA Kings), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
1976 Carl Pavano, American baseball player, born in New Britain, Connecticut
1976 Jenny Lewis, American actress (Becky-Life With Lucy), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1977 Amber Benson, American actress, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1977 Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
1977 Ron Pederson, Canadian actor, born in Edmonton, Canada
1977 Ryan Frances, American actor (Trevor-Sisters), born in Los Angeles County, California
1978 Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster, born in Karaganda, Kazakhstan
1979 Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer, born in Călinești, Romania
1979 Sarah Polley, Canadian filmmaker and actress (Sweet Hereafter, Women Talking), born in Toronto, Ontario
1979 Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer, born in Jeongseon County, South Korea
1979 Sequoyah, chimpanzee (son of Washoe)
1979 Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer, born in Split, Croatia
1980 Rachel Nichols, American actress, born in Phoenix, Arizona
1981 Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1981 Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player, born in Guangzhou, China
1982 Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer, born in Palermo, Italy
1982 Gaby Hoffman, American film actress (Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now & Then), born in NYC, New York
1982 John Utaka, Nigerian footballer, born in Enugu, Nigeria
1982 Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (eldest son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE),
1982 Wil Francis, American horror-punk rock singer (Aiden), born in Seattle, Washington
1983 Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler, born in Santa Monica, California
1983 Felipe Colombo, Argentine-Mexican pop-rock singer (Erreway), and actor, born in Mexico City

Kim Jong-un (40 years old)

1983 North Korean politician and Supreme Leader of North Korea (2011-), born in Pyongyang, North Korea [note some sources give year as 1982, and some as 1984]

1984 Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player, born in Atlanta, Georgia
1985 Rachael Lampa, American singer, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1985 Sam Levison, American actor and filmmaker (created TV show Euphoria)
1986 David Silva, Spanish footballer, born in Arguineguín, Spain
1986 Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (Caillou; 15/Love), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2003)
1986 Peng Shuai, Chinese tennis player (1st Chinese player to reach No.1 ranking - doubles with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan, 2014), born in Xiangtan, China

Cynthia Erivo (36 years old)

1987 British Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Color Purple; Harriet) and singer-songwriter ("Stand Up"), born in London, England

1988 Adam T. Siska, American rock bassist (The Academy Is...), born in the US Virgin Islands
1990 Maci Wainwright, American singer, born in Edmond, Oklahoma
1991 Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer, born in Osaka, Japan
1992 Shahdon Winchester, Trinidadian soccer winger (27 caps; Murciélagos), born in Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2019)
1993 Klara Söderberg, Swedish pop-country-folk singer-songwriter (First Aid Kit - "Emmylou"), born in Enskede, Sweden